Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-08


lly half the quantity Enge swallowed would
have been enough to xiii him. The old man
was made drowsy by the poison-that was all
and his loud breathing was what led to the
discovery. AT first he said he had been drink
ing whisky, but single glance at the pupils
in the mans eyes was enough to convince DIR.
Gray he had swallowed opium in some form.
Coffee was given MIN and he was made to
exert himself and move about. The primary
effect, such as 1t was soon passed off and
left the would-be suicde a little bit dazed
Monday he was sleepy and confused, but
withal bit laxative. When he found fur
ther cnncealment useless he told why he
wanted to die. He'd rather die, he said, than
go TO the penitentiary for life, and he'd
rather go off by way of poison than by the
route ordained by the law.
In the afternoon when Or. Gray left him
he expressed the belief that he was going to
die, but the doctor thought he was out of
danger so far as the poison was concerned.
The jail officials think he will make another
attempt TO take his life, and they wouldn't
be al all surprised if the Others did the same
thing.
The Amnesty association had their tables
and petitions on the street all day, but the
names were signed slowly IL was evident
that the tide Of public sentiment, which had
been running for few days pretty strongly
toward clemency for the Anarchists, had
| turned.
1t was finally determined by the Amnesty
| ASSOCIATION to take as many of the friends
and relatives of the condemned to see the
| governor at Springfield as can make the
| journey. Mrs. Spies, mother of the Anarch-
| ist, viii surely go, and it is not improbable
| that her husband will accompany her Nina
| Van Hsndt has not received an invitation
| from the Amnesty association or any other
body to go. She is going just the same, I'M
less she changes her plans. The wives OF
! Schwab, Fielien, Fischer and Engel, ami
possibly their children, will be escorted by
| Chairman Oliver and Mrs. Ames. Mrs
| Parsons has been invited to accompany the
! party with her pretty children, but she, like
her husband is defiant, and she has declared
| that she never will ask for mercy 1t is eS-
| tremeiy doubtful if she will break her word
| When George Schilling called at the Am
neSty headquarters Monday evening August
| Spies, mother and sister We're there, and both
expressed desire to see the governor.
| Another effort was made to induce the
| judges of the state courts to sign the Anarch-
! lists petition for communication of sentence
| No new names were secured, and it is hardly
probable that any of the judges will sign.
| The sensation caused by the find in Lingg'S
| cell Is so great that the police arrangements
| at first contemplated have given way to new
| ones and it is now probable that the militia
| will be called out on the morning OF the
| execution The armeries are under guard
| day and night, and preparations are being
| mlie 10 turn out if the authorities see fit to
call on them TO do So By disposing of the
militia in and about the jail it Will leave
| Chief Ebersod free to protect other points
| about town with the police.
| The police guard is not confined to the city
hall and the jail, but it extends to both the
north and south side pumping works and the
tire-alam office, where is located all the
machinery for transmitting box alarms to
the headquarters Of tine various engine COM
paneS Last week somebody suggested to
| Mayor Roche that the friends OF the seven
| men in jail might, if their efforts to procure
mercy failed attempt to fire the town, aud
the mayor AT once issued the order which re
| sulted iii the present guards at che two pump
| ing-statiuns and the fire-alarm office. There
| is guard also at each OF the First aud Sec,
ond regiment armories, but it is composed oi
| militiamen and not Of policemen.
A Springfield dispatch 10 The Herald gives
an interview with Governor 0glesby The
| governor concludes some remarks about the
condemned Anarchists as follows: I'll moth.
ing occurs TO change my present. intention,
when have heard the petition and reached
conclusion in the case, | will give it to the
press at once with any reason | may see fl
to state. know OF no reason at present why
should not make my decision public as soot
as it is reached. Circumstances NAV arise
OF course, which will impel me to change my
purpose. 10 not expect, however, tina
| such will be thu casa